IPM stands for which of the following?

• A. Integrated Pest Management
• B. Integrated Pest Monitoring
• C. Industrial Pest Management
• D. Institute for Pest Management

Answer: (A)

Integrated Pest Management is a systematic approach that combines multiple strategies to control pests, aiming to keep pest levels below economic or health thresholds while minimizing risks to people, property, and the environment. It emphasizes monitoring pest populations, using action thresholds, and selecting the most effective and least risky controls—often prioritizing prevention, biological, cultural, and physical methods, with pesticides as a last resort when needed. The other options don’t fit because they describe either only monitoring, a specific industry term, or a name for an organization, rather than the comprehensive framework of combining methods to manage pests.